नाल

See also: नाळ

Hindi

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɑːl/, [näːl]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit, from Sanskrit नाडी (nāḍī).

Noun

नाल • (nāl) f (Urdu spelling نال)

tube, pipe
stalk, stem

Declension

Declension of *नाल* (fem cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	नाल nāl	नालें nālẽ
oblique	नाल nāl	नालों nālõ
vocative	नाल nāl	नालो nālo

Related terms

नाला (nālā), नाली (nālī)

Descendants

→ Persian: نال (nâl)

References

Monier Williams (1899) “नाल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0530.
R. E. Asher, Vadasery Iyemperumal Subramoniam (1971): Proceedings, Volume 1

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian (na'l).

Noun

नाल • (nāl) m (Urdu spelling نعل)

horseshoe

Declension

Declension of *नाल* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	नाल nāl	नाल nāl
oblique	नाल nāl	नालों nālõ
vocative	नाल nāl	नालो nālo